Heritage Preservation

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Department of Heritage Preservation shall be to research, archive, protect, conserve, and perpetuate the traditional and natural resources of the Ho-Chunk Nation. The Department will draft policies for the proper use of the Nation's resources in a manner which is consistent with Ho-Chunk cultural beliefs about nature and with natural resource environmental science. The Department will strive to provide equitable access to the Nation's traditional and natural resources to all Ho-Chunk citizens, and to work to ensure the future generations of HoChunk citizens have a clean and healthy environment in which traditional customs and activities are perpetuated.